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The St. Johns herald., 1887-07-28

encourage foreign capitalists on liberal terms to invest Ill our n lrs, the result will be that q large per centage of the mines of our Terri tories will remain undeveloped and dormant until we, as nation, shall have become mine workers and capital shall have become more abundant.
 A very large amount of capital has been already withdrawn by English investors from tEis coun- try
 No business so rapidly develops country as that of mining. Towns and cities spring into existence like magic, giving employment to tie laborcr, artisan and farmer. The rugged mountain chains and barren wastes seem destined by nature as the metallic domain most favorable for mineral deposits. The country is soon opened up by wagon roads, followed by railroads.
 It is 8 singular fact that while We are throwing obstacles in the way of the introduction Of foreign cap ital, our. near ncighbor4 are encour- aging the development and settle lncnt of unoccupicd land, both agri- cultural and mineral, by building railroads, and by liberal measures the Canadian Pacific Railroad on the north bids fair 10 be a serious rival to our system of railroads that span the continent. On the south our sister republic (MexicO) has thrown wide CpHn her doors and offers every inducementtO both agriculturists and miners to colo nizc her vast territory and develop her mineral resources. Her colo nization laws arc liberal. The code of laws governing her mines are superior to ours in many respects. It is necessary for Us also to do something to get people to invest in our mines. The law referred to does not affect the States except in- directly, but the Territories have much to complain of from its en- actmcnt.
The St. Johns herald., 1887-07-28

as to details. One is tu the effect that a seyen-cratcr mud volcano has appeared below Bacarac. This is probably true as It appears 10 be we'll authenticated. The volcano is in a depression in the range and throws hot water. It is practically a hot geyser of colossal propor- tions and numerous apertures. The roar that accompanies the eruption reverberates far into the bowels of the earth and is audible for dis tance of 3 mile The quakes are ot almost daily occurrence in that se' . tion.
The St. Johns herald., 1887-07-28

AN Fl Paso dispatch says ]. l. Fuller, formerly postmaster at Hills boro, N. H., was charged sometime since by the United States author. ities with opening d registered let ter and appropriating the contents, which were about $500. Fuller was tried, convicted and sentenced to four years Imprisonment in the penitentiary. He appealed to the Supreme Court of the Territory and pending a decision was released on Il bond of $7,000. He has been living in this city, and recently went with one of lis bondsmen to Chihuahua and returned. 4. few days ago his other bondsmen be- coming uneasy, sent down an off cer 10 take Fuller back 10 New Mexico. Last night, when notified of his arrest, he took q large dose of morphine and soon became un- conscious. He recovered from the effects, but declares he will not go back to Hillsboro alive.
The St. Johns herald., 1887-07-28

TIE Mining and Scientific Pres; says: It would be we'll for our Pa citic coast delegation to do all in their power 10 so amend the Alien act, that Was ''railroaded" through at the close of the last session, that the mineral lands and mines of our Territories shall be ex;luded from
 the effects of this impolitic meas ure. America for Americans" is all very well, and American capi- tai for American mines Is some thing desirable but, unfortunately for us, our capitalists are, with but few exceptions, not mine investors, particularly in mines of the pre- cious metals. They prefer other classes of securities. Unless the act IS amended so as to admit and
The St. Johns herald., 1887-07-28

SENATOR CULLoM, of Illinois, in a Fourth of July celebration at Saybrook, spoke in rhe following glowing terms of the wealth of the United States as compared to other great nations: ''The growth and prosperity of our nation is marvel ous, and we are the richest nation almost i'll the world. The wealth of the United States is reported at $47 100000; the wealth of Great Britain, si3.6O0.OO0,OO0; France, $40,S00, 100000; Germany, $31,- 6l5, 5,000,O00; Russia, $2l,715,00O,- GOO; Austria, $lS,065,000, and not withstanding the terrible war this country has so recently Experienced there is not one of these nations have named that does nGt owe more and has less to pay 1t with than the United States"
The St. Johns herald., 1887-07-28

IN A communication to the Amer. ican Academy of Sciences, Captain C. E. Dutton gives a calculation oi
 the depth of the Charleston earth
 quake centrum, which puts 1t at
 the enormous distance of twelve
 miles below the earth's surface.
 The calculation by Robert Mallet of the depth at which the Neapoli-
 tan earthquake Of 1857 originated was the first attempt to solve such a problem. Working on the as- sumption that the earth wave ra- diates in straight lines from the ori- gin, and hence at different distances from the center of surface disturb ance it has different angles of emer- gence, Mallet found that lines drawn parallel to these angles, if projected, would intersect each other at mean depth of about five miles under the surface. From scismometric and other indications, the mean depth of the Yokohama earthquake of 1880 was calculated to have been about three and a quarter miles. While much greater depths of cen trum have been assigned to some earthquakes, the accuracy of the calculations las been doubtful. Captain DuttOn's new method Of determining the depth of the focal cavity at Charleston gives, there fore, most remarkable result. But his conclusion is in harmony with the observation of Mallet, that earthquakes which have a very great area of sensible disturbance have also a very deep seismal fo- GUS. ."-Scientitic American.
The St. Johns herald., 1887-07-28

JOHN l. GlNN, q correspondent of
 the Fl Paso Inter- Republics from
 Sabinal, M,xico, thus.dcscribcs tie
 hiding place and rendezvous of the Apaches who are still off the reser- vation, and are variously estimated to number from 60 to so: "Fifteen to twenty miles east of northeast from Laguna Santa Maria, about forty miles southwest from Lake Guzman, hidden away in some ir- regular anal rugged mountains, ap- parently detached from the Sala- mayuca range, arc some excellent springs of Water, grassy wales with d single dcfi!e approach, luxurious and nutritious grasses and an album dance of game. This Apache par adise WAS first discovered by the whites only last week, and 1t is feared the intr, pid prospectors who discovered it, Tom Magraw and Van Ness Smith, have ere this lost their lives by the new influx of say ages as they (Magraw and Smith returned to that section only a few days in advance of the Indians. Tn this hiding place some extensive faces of cliffs are almost entirely covered with hierogIyphics, life sized mounted Indians, horses, deer and other anlmals and birds. In fact, there Is in this stronghold more Indian signs figures, charac- tcr5, etc., than, perhaps, in any other single resort of the Apaches, not excepting COchisc's famous stronghold in the Dragoon moun- tains of Arizona. Here Mangus and his band remained concealed from the time that chief broke off from Geronimo, soon after the death of Captain Crawford, until they sallied out, stole the Corrali- tos company's mules and started for the Navajo, or San Carlos reser- vation."
The St. Johns herald., 1887-07-28
ng pens are concerned.

THE Toledo Weekly Blade, il May, sent inquiries to its subscri bers asking them to signify theil first and second choice for Presi. dent on the Republican ticket ot 1888. Answers have been received from 21 ,390 persons. Blaine leads of for first choice with 11,010; Sherman, 6,6S4; Lincoln, 2,237 Allison, 3S4, and Edmunds, IF. For second chnice---Sherman re- ceives 1888. and Blaine, 3,473.
The St. Johns herald., 1887-07-28

IN ORDER to preserve American dominance in the Sandwis Islands the subject of a cable line from some point on the Pacific Coast to Honolulu Is heinz seriously dis cussed, and it is likely the enter prise will be undertaken ar.d com pleted in the near future.
The St. Johns herald., 1887-07-28
actnlcilt.

ACCORDING to the Fl Paso Inter Republics we have not heard of all the damage yet that was done ly the May earthquake, or rather 1t appears 10 be continuation of
 that quake. That pnp2r says: The latest news from the scene of the seismic disturbance in old Mexico Is that the town of Bacarac has shared the fate of Bavispe and is
 totally destroyed. Owing to the inaccessible character of the coun- try 1t is almost impossible to ob- tain direct information. Bacarac
 lies about twenty miles from Ba- vispc on tie BaviSpc. IL is, or was. a town of abont 230 adobe houses
 and had a population of 1900 souls all told. On May Sd, when the ter rlhle convulsion shook Bavispe to pieces and entirely changed the tc-
 pography of the country, it was out of the direct line of the dis
 turbance, but nevertheless felt
 violent shock. Since then earth
 quakcs have been of frequent, in
 fact almost daily occurrence. MT.
 Joe J. Beavers, the wcll-known
 mining man who was in the city
 Sunday, was at Bacarac less than
 two weeks ago. On the evening of
 his departure from the place two tremendous shocks were felt. He was eating supper in an adobe at the time with q party of Americans and they rushed out seeing the building begin to sway and the clustering drop. By the time tie shocks were over the cdifice was SO badly dcmoralizcd as 10 be untena- ble and several other houses were absolutely destroyed.
 Two days afterward as nearly as can be learned, the earthquake oc- cured that reduced the town tn ruins. It was not one violent shock l but a succession of more like un- dUlations before which the frail ! a6obes went down like the card l houses of children. The disaster was accompanied by some mortal ity, but not as great as it Bavispe, for tho reason that 1t was not as sudden and people had time to cs- cape. There were probably about twenty five killed
 The greatest terror and distress at present prevails throughout the district. There are hundreds of people homeless and in want of the common necessities, and in re- zion so isolated that it is next to for help to reach them.
 Reports from further south indi- ,atc a tremendous natural convul- ion bat are extremely conflicting
The St. Johns herald., 1887-07-28

OUR attention las hecn called to the subject of poll and road tax, and it's unjust operation in this county. The object of taxation is to make all bear equally the ex- penses of the government under which they live, This is we'll defined principle-but under our loose and insufficient laws, this ob- ject Is not secured. Take for in- stance the road tax. There are only six districts in the county in which road overseers have been ap- pointed. In these six tiIc tax will be pretty closely collected, while in the others 1t will not be collected 1t all, or so nearly so as to amount to the same thing. Will the bur den of running the government in this instance be equally divided? ? Admitting that all whose names appear on the assessment roll have to, and do pay this tax-still 1t Is not collected as closely as 1t should be. Fully onc-half of the popula- tion of oCr county are not tax pay ers-that is, they have no real or personal property OH which they are assessed. They enjoy all the benefits of the government without contributing their pro rata of the expense. They nave as much voice in selecting officials, as the man who pays taxes on $1G0,000 or more, and 1t is nothing but right-noth- ing more than was intended bv the founders of this republic that they should bear their proportion of the burden of such government. Let the tax payers of every district in the county meet and select some good man is road oyersecr, send their petition for his appointment to the Board of Supervisors at their next meeting, and let the man so selected see that every male person in his district of the age of twenty one does the required amount of labor on the public highways, or pays his $l towards the expenses of running fine county.
The St. Johns herald., 1887-07-28

DURING severe thunder storm at Mount Pleasant, Tenn, on the 12th party of nine colored people took shelter under a large oak tree standing in the cemetery which was struck by lightning, killing them all instantly. Three others who were sheltered under tree close by, saw the party of nine killed, but was unhurt themselves. They fell in a heap and seemed to die without a struTWle
The St. Johns herald., 1887-07-28

THERE is movement on foot at Fl PasO to annex q portion of southwestern Texas to New Mexico, and make that city the commercial emporium of q new state, as the scheme, if successful, would give more than the required p pulation to that territory. Fl Pasoans com plain that they have to travel 700 miles to reach their capitol, and
 that :hc distance would not he half so great under the proposed change.
The St. Johns herald., 1887-07-28

THE Hoof and Horn says pi.- ties from along the line of the At lantic & Pacific state that that rail road totally disregards the quaran- tine regulations established by the Live Stock Sanitary Commission of the Territory, so far as the dis infection of stock cars and ship ping pens are concerned.
The St. Johns herald., 1887-07-28
X NEWSPAPER lnan at Quincy, III.

A NEWSPAPER iLan at Quihcy, III., manned Chas. $. Baldwin, icaped from balloon at least & mile high on the 5th of July. He depended nn q large parachute to break his fall. It took three minutes and twenty seconds to make the de- scent, which was successfully ac- complished, the man alIghtins on bis fee. uninjurcd. Some other
The St. Johns herald., 1887-07-28

THE Toard of Equalization oi Bernalillo county, New Mexico, raised the assessment roll $1 ,O00,- 900 by taxing the railroads ana their appurtenances in that county.
The St. Johns herald., 1887-07-28

THE penetration 0! largest guns on shipboard in 1860 was less than four inches of iron, and less than three feet ot granite. It is to-day thirty inches of iron, ten to twenty feet of granite, and scventy-tivc oi earth.
The St. Johns herald., 1887-07-28

IT IS said that a judge in New York saw fit recently to fine Bob Ingersoll S35 for ridiculing the Bi, ble while pleading q case ill his court, as the man eloquent handed over the "dinero" to the clerk, he sadly remarked: "This is h-l."
The St. Johns herald., 1887-07-28
NOTICE.

have been informed that certain par ties have been circulating the report that have sold or drove my cattle out of this county, which is false aEd mali cious and done fo: ttie purpose of iniuI- ing me. My stocl; is in this county, just as gave it into the Assessor, and the stock and cattle 1 own in Graham coun- ty has not been sold or cncumbered in any shape or form.
 je2S 3t P. f. CLAYTON.
The St. Johns herald., 1887-07-28

Section 63G of the penal code, revised statutes of Arizol.a, make it q misdcmeanor to sell or furnish any intoxicating liquors to any In- dian. or to any llabitual or com mon drunkard.
The St. Johns herald., 1887-07-28

4 MAN in San Francisco has sued ex-Congressman Morrow for $52,- GOO for services rendered in fixing
 8 jury m a street railroad suit in which Mir. Morrow was interested.
The St. Johns herald., 1887-07-28

THE presence of what is reported to be black1eg among the cattle of the Salt River valley should put the stockmen of other sections on their guard against the disease. A liberal use of salt is sad to be Il sure cure for it.-Hoof and Horn.
The St. Johns herald., 1887-07-28

THE assessment roll of DOna Ana county, New NJ, x,ro, for 1887 foots up $654,919 more than it did for 1886.
The St. Johns herald., 1887-07-28

JOSEPH NJ. WHITE, who has been cashier of the Philadelphia Times for ten years, is said to be d default CT to the tune of at least $20,C00 He could not have done as well on any newspap:r published in Ari- Snna
The St. Johns herald., 1887-07-28

crank will De trying . similar ex- pertinent before a great while and t iere will be nothing Lut a grease spot left where he strikes mother <.,,r%l
The St. Johns herald., 1887-07-28

DURING the fiscal year ending June 3O0,923 immigrants were landed at Castle Garden alone.
The St. Johns herald., 1887-07-28
*Me;ll Stations, Through tickets to all principle citieseast and est on sale at the following stations: EolbTC0k, WinSlow, Flagstaff Peach springs, Kingman, Prcscoit, The Needles, DBggctt, MOhave,
 and AlbuQucroue
STAGE CONNECTIONS

STAGE CONNECTIONS. Via Laguna to th' Indian village of Acoma, IS miles.
 Via Winsate to Fort Wineate, miles, Zuni, As miles.
 Via ManuelitO to Fort Defiance tNavajo Agcn- cy) 1j miles; Canon dc Chelle, 65 miles; Kexns Canon, 90 miles.
 Via Navajo, tri-weekly stages to st. Johns. 5 miles, Springerville. S5 miles
 Via H0lbrOok, tr;-weekly stages to Fort paehe 95 miles; show Low, 5O miles; Taylor, 3.l miles M0qui Indian villages tho regular stage) 9O miles, Via WinsloW, to Brigham City and Sunset. Via Ash Fork, daily stages to Prescott and Whipple Barracks. 5i miles; daily stages from Prescott t" Phoenix. and tri-weekly stages from Prescott tO Fort Verde.
 Via Peach Springs to the Grand Canon of the Colorado, Is miles
 Via Kingman, daily stages to stockton Hill, 10 miles; Mineral Park. l6 miles; Cerbat, l4 miles. Via Yucca tri-weekly stage to Signal, 4O miles. Via The Needles, steamer to Yuma, Colorado river agency, Fort MUhaye. MOhHve City, Hardy. vile, Arizona, and Fl Dorado canon, Nevada.
 ". 4. RESELL, Q. 8. ROBlNScN, Genl Passenger Agt, Genl Manager, Alhuquer. NM.
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St. Johne. Thuredsy. Ju y 29.
The St. Johns herald., 1887-07-28

"Stop for meals. Trains on New Mexico LInc are run OH Mountain Time"
 w. F. WHITE,
 G. r. and T. Agent. Topeka, KsHs. VIM. c. NIXON,
 Agent, Albdque-que. " A.
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RAILROADS
Atlantic & Pacific R. R.

Through line between tine Paciic coast mud tSS
 East, ill connection with THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC,
 ATCHISON, TOPEKA& SANTAF
 ST, LOUIS & SAN FRANCISCO Railroads thereby forming the best and shortest line between the East and West, with all modern comfort Pullman palace sleeping cGrs without change. are run between SI. Louis, Kansas City and San Francisco.
 TIME TABLE Trains on this Road are run on standard time ''Nountan Diyisicn
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struggle.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1887-04-29

not long remain cheap here or elsewhere on
this coast il this one practical fact gets well
fixed in mems minds, to wit: The cheapest
place to live In the world
The water In Oregon-all parts Of Oregon
is fourfold better and more abundant than
in California This of course makes general
as that Of California by many degrees. For
instance, have seen snow at this spot and
all through this vast eastern Oregon-big
enough for two states-very deep, and very
trying on the cattle. For you must bear in
mind that no man attempts to shed or feed
his cattle here the whole year through. They
must pull through as best they can, no mat
tor how cold the weather or how deep the
snow. And SO it follows that now and then
some cattle perish. Still there has never yet
been destruction enough to teach people to
provide beforeh md So at the most the
climate here cannot be 50 very bitter.
may mention that the climate of eastern
Oregon is as unlike that Of seaside Oregon as
is the color Of those two distinct geographical
districts, tae one being always, or nearly
always. notably humid and drippy; while
the other is as dry as a powder horn, even
the snow being dry and dust like.
This eastern Oregon is a treeless land.
Washington territory is wooded to the core:
but here, only few miles distant, you eau set
your face to the east or south and ride 900
miles and encounter only sage bush, grouse
wood and willow; not enough wood to broil a
quail or cook a pot Of beans But grass! A
'awny, rolling, golden sea Of waving, wind
ing grass. The home Of the cowboyl
JOAQUIN MILLER
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1887-04-29
The Goat as q Political ractor.

Mott Haven is now a densely populated
part of New York city, but twenty years ago
t was rural suburb. 1t was about that
time that Senator Plunkitt, the present DEM
ocratic representative of the district in the
state senate, first ran for the assembly. He
vas defeated, and he laid his want Of success
to the fact that the innumerable caravan of
goats ate OF his posters early in the canvass.
At the moment of his deepest despair SYM
pathizing old Dutch woman came to him
with word of comfort.
George" she whispered, II tells you what
You does. Ven you runs some more you y,,sr
puts little durpendine in dot paste and do
goats cad It not.n
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1887-04-29

ALEAANDEh DUMAS. ed MS health and
destroyed his talents permanently. The
present Dumas is an octOrOon, a. his
father was Quadroon and grandfather
mulatto; but in France this Is no barrier to
distinction, either in society or literature.
The younger Dumas is 80 years old, but far
better preserved than his father was at that
age, and might easily pass for man Of 45.
He is tall and well built, with a dome like
head, which suggests mental greatness to the
most casual observer. His eyes are a bright
blue, yet he has the crisp, curly hair of q mu-
latto, and shows the African traits, even more
than did his father. His history and career
are full Of sadness, but the end has been sue
cess.
His mother was unetiucated and rather vic
lent In teniper-not married to hi. father.
But the elder Dumas was so pleased with tn.
boy she brought him that he contemplate,
marrying her, and was only prevented by he,
uncongenial disposition. The son was shv
tiinid and fragile, but early showed eenins
His schoolfellows tormeuted him almost I.
madness. They tainted him with the illegit-
linacy Of his birth, and this is one offsnse he
has never forgiven; though affable to all the
world beside, his house is closed aud his hand
Withdrawn from all who thus rsproached
him. At the age of 20 be was recognized
as genius, but had earned no money by
his pen: for few years be lived in whirl OF
dissipation and gayety, then at the age OF Is
found himself an orphan, without money and
hop-lessly In debt He retired to his room
with loaded pistol to commit suicide, when
the thought struck him, ''Why not try litera.
ture more thoroughly" He then wro
Camille" THIS brought him fame, and for
tune soon followed. He married Russian
princess, and has charming homo ON the
Avenue de Villiers. He has two daupb-
ters, the married one being Nine. Lipmsn
and is devoted to his home life. His dramas
scum to gain in popularity with time; 50 he ia
considered among the most fortunate Of men.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1887-04-29
Probate Notice.

TO JACOB p. LocKMAN: $50.
been instituted before the Honorable froo.
Judge Of Alturas county. Idaho Territory. w ,.,s
revocation OF letters OF administration nersV'S a.
ceased; End you sre hereby notified aud rsqsh 'ts
70 be and appear before the Judge Of saa 's.s
Court, 81 II ocloe VA. m, on Monday. Arfn Ie =;
1887, ct the Probate Courtroom, In the town
HALEY In said county. there and tn 70 shJ ns
caase. II any, why such letters should h0'
revoked. In H ~ ti.
f. b. LENNON
Probate Judge and ex- ofacio Clerk Of said Court
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1887-04-29

The Medical Record quotes DR.. Mackenzie
as being Of the opinion that American
catarrlis are largely due to the dust. and savs
sns' IL Is not unreasonable to believe that The
tremendous clouds c: uns: seilize,. sarta vbi b
are driven into the faces Of our city's popula.
uon during this season have something to do
WIN the excess OF coughs and colds and the
nish mortality rate during this period, which
M some years is exceeded only in the be
months Of summer.